News Year 4

This week the weather may have been changeable this week, but at Cypress Upper we have not!

Yesterday, we were all saddened to hear of the passing of HRH Queen Elizabeth II.

It has been such an eventful week at Cypress! Monday and Tuesday saw the hottest temperatures ever recorded in the UK, and the sweatiest school days we’ve ever witnessed!

This year a number of pupils from Brigstock attended a gardening club at Lion Road Allotments. 

With another year coming to an end, we thought it was worth looking back at a fantastic season of sporting success.

We have been thinking carefully about mistakes – and how we can use them as an opportunity to learn.

This week we have been thinking about how to show understanding – being aware of other people’s feelings, being tolerant and forgiving.

A big Cypress well done to Evie, Maxwell, Sebastian, Raymond and Pablo for their efforts to support those affected by the conflict in Ukraine.

EPS shone in last week’s prestigious Croydon Interschool Athletics Competition.  Following a two year hiatus, the children could not wait to return to the summer showpiece and there were some fantastic results. 

Children and families alike had a fantastic time at this week’s sports days. 

Yesterday and today have been our Upper School Sports Days. We have had tremendous fun!

I will be honest and say that the building of the Anglo Saxon houses in 4P was not popular with our cleaning staff (lots of mud and straw) but the learning when Mrs Pinkney set up a ‘river’ in one of the flower beds and asked pupils to set up their homestead was next level stuff. 

On Monday 20th June, courtesy of Ms Madukah, we were lucky enough to have Arthur Torrington CBE leading our assembly commemorating Windrush Day – 22nd June.

This week we have been thinking about imitation and how we can use this skill to improve our thinking in different subject areas and considering who might be a good choice to imitate.

On Monday, Year 3 and 4 golfers visited Addington Court Golf Club for a competition.